Best areas to open superstore / hypermarket in East Midlands
14 East Midlands local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real rent, wages, rates and market density.
Where is the best place to open a superstore or hypermarket in East Midlands?
In East Midlands, the best area to open a superstore or hypermarket is Mansfield, with a Gera Business Location Score of 59.4/100: premises at £140/m²/yr and local median pay £26,761. Derby ranks lowest of 14 East Midlands authorities at 50.2/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top East Midlands area for superstore / hypermarket: Mansfield.
How this is calculatedEast Midlands ranked for superstore / hypermarket
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansfield | 59.4/100 | £140 | £26,761 | £6,048 |
| 2 | Chesterfield | 59.2/100 | £133 | £30,962 | £5,746 |
| 3 | East Lindsey | 58.4/100 | £172 | £26,724 | £7,430 |
| 4 | Leicester | 57.7/100 | £155 | £29,411 | £6,696 |
| 5 | South Kesteven | 56.9/100 | £157 | £28,724 | £6,782 |
| 6 | Broxtowe | 56.3/100 | £153 | £27,113 | £6,610 |
| 7 | Bassetlaw | 56.2/100 | £162 | £26,888 | £6,998 |
| 8 | Lincoln | 55.8/100 | £160 | £29,482 | £6,912 |
| 9 | North Northamptonshire | 55.3/100 | £147 | £31,027 | £6,350 |
| 10 | Nottingham | 55.1/100 | £156 | £29,144 | £6,739 |
| 11 | Amber Valley | 53.2/100 | £160 | £31,100 | £6,912 |
| 12 | Gedling | 53.1/100 | £176 | £26,135 | £7,603 |
| 13 | West Northamptonshire | 50.7/100 | £165 | £33,147 | £7,128 |
| 14 | Derby | 50.2/100 | £165 | £35,179 | £7,128 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for superstore / hypermarket premises in East Midlands?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in East Midlands is £133/m²/yr in Chesterfield. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Mansfield ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for superstore / hypermarket in Mansfield?
- For a 100 m² unit in Mansfield, business rates are roughly £6,048/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £14,000/yr rent — before Small Business Rate Relief.
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Contains public sector information published by Valuation Office Agency and Office for National Statistics and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: VOA Business Floorspace + ONS Business Counts + ONS ASHE (work geography) + ONS population estimates (2025 (VOA 31 March 2025; ASHE 2025 provisional; Business Counts 2025; population mid-2024), published December 2025).